Brandon Jennings bypassed again for NBA All-Star game

Brandon Jennings' hopes of being named to the NBA All-Star team were dashed again Wednesday when Commissioner David Stern selected Brooklyn Nets center Brook Lopez to replace the injured Rajon Rondo on the Eastern Conference squad.

The Bucks' point guard also lost out last week when conference coaches selected Cleveland's Kyrie Irving and Philadelphia's Jrue Holiday as the reserve guards. Rondo, the Celtics point guard, had been selected by fans to start but suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament and was lost for the rest of the season.

Lopez is averaging 18.6 points and 7.3 rebounds for the Nets.

The NBA All-Star Game is Feb. 17 in Houston.

The news came after Jennings' 30-point outburst against Detroit on Tuesday. The Bucks guard scored 16 consecutive points in the third quarter to help the Bucks rout the Pistons, 117-90.

"I thought Brandon deserved to be selected," Bucks coach Jim Boylan said. "The way he's been playing recently, I thought they would give him strong consideration. I hope they did. I don't know the process. Obviously the commissioner makes the decision.

"Brooklyn has a good team. They're playing well and they deserve to have an all-star also. It's hard to argue. My criteria has been to reward teams that have had a good season so far and doing well with wins and losses, so it's hard to complain about Brooklyn getting a guy in."